The Cynical Spread of Fake Doo-Wop Bands

By

Robin Moroney

May 28, 2007 5:05 pm ET

The complex history of the doo-wop bands of the 1950s and 1960s has allowed a host of music groups to trick consumers into thinking they are the original Drifters, Platters, or Coasters, despite having no connection with the original members. Newsweek‘s Jerry Adler reports on a campaign by Jon Bauman, the host of an oldies […]